Paediatric head injuries in the Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa: A developing country perspective

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Okyere Dede, Ebenezer K ^a   Nkalakata, Munyaradzi C ^a   Nkomo, Tshepo ^a   Hadley, G P ^a   Madiba, Thandinkosi E ^a  

^a KING EDWARD VIII HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROMONITORING; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84880421784     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049475513480490     Document Type: Article

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